JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

Designated Associate Justice of the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court, First Department, April 2008.

Elected Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
November 2001. Sat in Civil Term. Presided over Individual Assignment (IAS), Mental Hygiene, Article 81, Foreclosure and Tax Certiorari Parts.

Elected Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York
November 1997. Sat in New York and Bronx Counties.

Appointed Judge of the Housing Court of the City of New York
March 1997. Sat in New York County.

EDUCATION

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Juris Doctor, 1986

Cornell University
Bachelor of Science, 1982

OTHER LEGAL EXPERIENCE

The Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Services Unit
United States District Court, E.D.N.Y.
Staff Attorney, 1989-1997

Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division
Bronx County, Staff Attorney 1986-1989